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In the year 1979
608 Notable deaths
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
Sultan of kelantan (1917–1979).
Born December 10th, 1917 in Kota Bharu.
Died March 29th, 1979 at 61 years old in Kuala Lumpur.
William Gargan
American actor (1905-1979).
Born July 17th, 1905 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1979 at 73 years old in New York (myocardial infarction).
Nematollah Nassiri
Iranian politician (1911-1979).
Born August 4th, 1911 in Semnan.
Died February 15th, 1979 at 67 years old in Qasr Prison (ballistic trauma).
Joseph Kessel
French journalist and novelist (1898–1979).
Born February 10th, 1898 in Villa Clara.
Died July 23rd, 1979 at 81 years old in Avernes (aneurysm).
Joan Chandler
American actor (1923-1979).
Born August 24th, 1923 in Butler.
Died May 11th, 1979 at 55 years old in New York City (cancer).
Lee Bowman
American actor (1914–1979).
Born December 28th, 1914 in Cincinnati.
Died December 25th, 1979 at 64 years old in Brentwood (myocardial infarction).
Fred Akuffo
Soldier, politician, former chief of defence staff and head of state of ghana (1937-1979).
Born March 21st, 1937 in Akropong.
Died June 26th, 1979 at 42 years old in Accra (gunshot wound).
Habib Elghanian
Iranian jewish businessman (1909–1979).
Born April 5th, 1909 in Tehran.
Died May 9th, 1979 at 70 years old in Tehran (gunshot wound).
Carl Laemmle Jr.
American film producer.
Born August 28th, 1908 in Chicago.
Died September 24th, 1979 at 71 years old in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills (stroke). [ref]
George Seaton
American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theater director (1911-1979).
Born April 17th, 1911 in South Bend. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1979 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills (cancer). [ref]
Antonina Makarova
Russian nazi collaborator, war criminal (1920-1979).
Born March 1st, 1920 in Sychyovsky Uyezd.
Died August 11th, 1979 at 59 years old in Bryansk (gunshot wound).
Josef Stangl
German bishop (1907-1979).
Born August 12th, 1907 in Kronach.
Died April 8th, 1979 at 71 years old in Schweinfurt.
Atos Wirtanen
Finnish politician (1906-1979).
Born January 27th, 1906 in Saltvik.
Died March 10th, 1979 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
Victoria Ocampo
Argentine writer and translator (1890-1979).
Born April 7th, 1890 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 27th, 1979 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires (laryngeal cancer).
Catherine Hessling
French actress (1900-1979).
Born June 22nd, 1900 in Moronvilliers. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1979 at 79 years old in La Celle-Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Sefton Delmer
Journalist, propagandist.
Born May 24th, 1904 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1979 at 75 years old in Lamarsh.
Ernst Chain
German-born british biochemist.
Born June 19th, 1906 in Berlin.
Died August 12th, 1979 at 73 years old in Castlebar.
Bertil Ohlin
Swedish economist and politician (1899-1979).
Born April 23rd, 1899 in Parish of Klippan. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1979 at 80 years old in Vålådalens Fjällstation. [ref]
Charles Seeger
American musicologist (1886–1979).
Born December 14th, 1886 in Mexico City.
Died February 7th, 1979 at 92 years old in Bridgewater.
Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu
4th yang di-pertuan agong.
Born January 24th, 1907 in Kuala Terengganu.
Died September 20th, 1979 at 72 years old in Kuala Terengganu.
Jean Stafford
American short story writer and novelist (1915-1979).
Born July 1st, 1915 in Covina.
Died March 26th, 1979 at 63 years old in White Plains. [ref]
José María Velasco Ibarra
President of ecuador (1934 - 1935) / (1944 - 1947) / (1952 - 1956) / (1960 - 1961) / (1968 - 1972).
Born March 19th, 1893 in Quito.
Died March 30th, 1979 at 86 years old in Quito.
Alfredo Ottaviani
Catholic cardinal (1890-1979).
Born October 29th, 1890 in Rome.
Died August 3rd, 1979 at 88 years old in Vatican City.
Frans Kaisiepo
National hero of indonesia (1921-1979).
Born October 10th, 1921 in Biak Island. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1979 at 57 years old in Jayapura.
Giulio Natta
Italian chemist.
Born February 26th, 1903 in Porto Maurizio.
Died May 2nd, 1979 at 76 years old in Bergamo (Parkinson's disease).
Deaths 176 to 200 of 608
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson